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January 2017

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Location:

Milton,GA,USA

Member Since:

Jul 27, 2010

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

PR's -

Mile - 4:38    (High School)

2 Mile - 10:12 (High School) 

3 mile - 15:51 (High School)

10k - 35:19 (High School)

Marathon - 2:59 marathon (London -2013)

Half marathon - 1:25:18 (Deseret News 2013)

Completed all 6 of the World Marathon Majors 2024

Completed each of the 5 majors (NY, Chicago, Boston, London & Berlin) at least twice.

8 x Boston Marathon (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2020 (virtual due to covid) 2021, 2022)

13 x NYC Marathon (1997, 1998, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Sub 3 hour marathon

Long-Term Running Goals:

Continue to enjoy running and racing as long as my body permits me.  

Personal:

Old guy - (grandfather even) been running for 40+ years.  

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Miles:This week: 29.50 Month: 133.50 Year: 526.55
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
157.003.000.000.00160.00
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

PM - 9 miles in the mist/fog/drizzle on a chilly afternoon to start off the new year.  Hilly route made for a slow pace but felt good to be out.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - last day off for a while...7 miles with Finn on another rainy misty gray day.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - early start 6 miles on the treadmill with some indoor rowing.  Busy work schedule for the next few days.  My body doesn't really like /enjoy running so early in the morning (even worse with age) - but it may be my only opportunity to run, so...I will grind through it.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - 3 miles with Finn before work. Hoping to get a second run in at lunchtime today.

PM - 5 more miles on the treadmill at lunchtime - a bit faster paced than this morning.

 

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

PM - 7.5 miles on the treadmill after work - slightly faster paced.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles on the indoor track at the gym at lunchtime.  Winter weather warnings are up for ATL - snow in the forecast for this evening into the early morning hours.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

AM - got some snow and freezing rain overnight - ground was really icy.   Took Finn out for a run on the golf course.  Quite cold but sunny.  Lots of kids out on the hills sledding. The crunchy icy snow was tough on Finn's paws - even caused some bleeding.  So I brought him inside and cleaned him up. No real harm done.  Ran a few more miles on the treadmill and the some indoor rowing.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
8.000.000.000.008.00

AM - 8 miles on the treadmill.  Very cold and icy outside.  

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0.000.000.000.000.00

A series of unfortunate events precluded my running plans today...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - very early start - 6 miles on the treadmill with some indoor rowing.  Meetings all day followed by a business dinner.  Same tomorrow followed by a flight to Texas.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles on the treadmill very early, followed by some indoor rowing.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

AM - late flight yesterday evening arriving in Houston at 11:30 pm - up early this morning for a run in the area around my hotel before 6 am.  Slow but decent effort. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
5.000.000.000.005.00

PM - 5 miles at lunchtime on the treadmill at work.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
13.000.000.000.0013.00

PM - 3 miles with Finn and then went back out and did another 10 on my own on a hilly course.  Felt reasonably good throughout, but quite tired and sore afterwards.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
9.000.000.000.009.00

PM - total of 9 miles.  Went to the Milton trail and did about 4 miles out and back with Riley and Finn.  They drive back home and I did another 5 or so.  Legs were fatigued from yesterday.  

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.000.000.000.003.00

AM - just 3 miles this morning with Finn and Riley.  Legs and body were surprisingly noticeably fatigued yesterday - so instead moving ahead with more miles this morning - I just kept volume low and easy.  Travel this afternoon to Philly.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

AM - 6 miles along the Schuylkill River in Philly before sunrise.  Legs felt completely fine today.  Pleased that I did not succomb to the temptation to run more miles yesterday. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
2.003.000.000.005.00

PM - 2 mile warm up and 3 mile tempo at lunchtime.  Felt very good. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.000.000.000.007.00

PM - 7 miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.  Not very enjoyable run for some reason.  

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Catching a cold...

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Caught the cold - pretty bad one.

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Sick!

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
3.500.000.000.003.50

Got out with Riley and Finn after work for a few easy miles.  Still not even 65% better.  

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Had to travel to Denver today.  Early start - left the house before 6 am.  Expect the client meeting to require me to stay overnight - but we finished in enough time to get the last flight out - which I am not sure was a good thing, since I did not get home until midnight.  Long day.  Probably not the best thing for this cold that still lingering.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM - 4 miles very easy on the treadmill at lunchtime from work.  Easing back to normal health again.  Should be 100% in the next day or so.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM - Tracy alerted me via text that my dog "needed a 10 mile run" after work - so we went out at the end of my day - not quite that far - but decent effort for him to burn off some energy.

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Completely jammed up work schedule and home late. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
7.500.000.000.007.50

AM - went with Riley and Finn to a Providence Park which recently reopened - couple of nice trails for running - but not very lengthy.  Got about 3 miles in with them and then I ran home while Riley drove Finn home. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
4.000.000.000.004.00

PM - cold and damp outside - could not get motivated to run outdoors.  Got in a treadmill 4 miles.  Better than nothing. 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM - 6 moderately paced miles on the treadmill at lunchtime.

 

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
6.000.000.000.006.00

PM - 6 miles outdoors on a really nice day at lunchtime.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
157.003.000.000.00160.00
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